By the end of the week, every Pac-12 team will be on the field, on time, with no outbreaks and no hesitation. UCLA was the first to start training camp, then came Arizona State and Utah, followed by Colorado and everyone else, with the rollout mirroring the order of season openers. It won’t be a normal August across the conference. […]

TEMPLEGATE goes in search of more winners on a bumper Saturday of racing. Read on for our man's top tips. FALL OF ROME (3.25 Newmarket, nap) This son of Frankel relished stepping up to this trip when winning here last time. He was still pretty green but won with lots left in the tank. He can improve for that experience […]

IVAN TONEY has reiterated that he will continue to NOT take the knee despite Brentford’s U-turn. The Bees released a statement in February revealing they would stop kneeling in the Championship because it was “no longer having an impact” on the fight against racism. However, after a Premier League statement on Tuesday said that the gesture would continue this season, […]

There were bizarre scenes at the Olympics on Friday as women’s modern pentathlon favourite Annika Schleu rode around in tears as her horse refused to cooperate in the show jumping event. The German was top of the leaderboard after the first two events – fencing and freestyle swimming – and had the biggest lead in Olympic history but her competition […]

FRANKIE TERRY made his first-team bow for Colchester United last weekend. And Chelsea legend uncle John is proud of his fellow centre-back. The 17-year-old, who is also nephew of former England and Liverpool ace Paul Konchesky, featured in Colchester's 1-1 draw with National League Wealdstone. And JT is predicting big things – even urging Frankie to grab his famous No26 […]

LIONEL MESSI has reportedly been "emotionally destroyed" by Barcelona announcing his departure from the club. The Argentine, 34, believed a new deal was close after agreeing terms to a new five-year deal. Messi was even believed to be willing to accept a 50 per cent reduction in his salary to extend his stay, after officially becoming a free agent on […]

RAPHAEL VARANE's move to Manchester United is drawing closer after the Frenchman flew into the UK for a medical. Meanwhile the Red Devils are also monitoring Harry Kane's situation with the England captain refusing to train at Tottenham. And Paul Pogba is set to play for Man Utd in their season opener against Leeds, but is not reported to be […]

OPINION: A heartbreaking story had a silver lining after all – 24 hours after the men’s team pursuit crashed out of what was almost certain to be a bronze medal, the runner-up got runner-up. Campbell Stewart stepped up for the Omnium in the place of the injured Aaron Gate and took his opportunity. And while many fans were surprised by […]

All the New Zealand action from day 14 at the Tokyo Olympics. Here’s all you need to know about today’s action (Friday, 6 August). Kiwis in action today Lisa Carrington will have one more shot at adding to her historic tally at the Games so far in the K4 500m heats. She’ll be joined by fellow gold medal winner in […]

FRANKIE DETTORI joked 'half the nation' wanted to kill him after Euro 2020 as he made his Racing League debut. The world's most famous jockey wasn't quite as successful as his national side at Doncaster. Dettori, 50, failed to win any of his three mounts on the night, his best finish being third on 17-2 Autumn Flight in the first. […]